I know you’ve heard this from me before, the original opening date for the new lounge attached to A Comic Shop that is called The Geek Easy was Aug. 24. Instead a soft opening took place, largely due to the bar and stage not built yet. Now the folks at A Comic Shop are announcing their grand opening on Sept. 11. We shall see.

I recently got a chance to talk to co-owner Aaron Haaland about the new venture. He says that the idea is that it will be a place to relax. There will be game stations set up that include three Playstation 3s, two Xbox 360s and retrogaming. Read more here…

The folks over at A Comic Shop have decided to expand their offerings outside of comic books and role-playing games and will be opening a lounge on Aug. 24 called The Geek Easy.

I love that name. And I dig the guys at A Comic Shop, I recently got a chance to talk to co-owner Aaron Haaland about the new venture. He says that the idea is that it will be a place to relax. There will be game stations set up that include three Playstation 3s, two Xbox 360s and retrogaming. I hope they have a Colecovision, but I’m sure they’re thinking in terms of Nintendo. The video games are free to play, and there will also be copies of volume ones of all graphic novels in the store to read for free. Of course they’re hoping you’ll end up buying subsequent volumes in the shop.

The lounge will serve beer and wine and will play host to live acts on a stage that is not built yet. But the idea is to have comedy, live music and poetry performed on the stage. Also not built yet is the bar. In the meantime they’ll offer free kegs of beer or allow you to bring in beer that they’ll chill for you at no charge. Food will be served too, starting off with a vast variety of grilled cheese sandwiches.

There will be soft opening in the middle of August with the grand opening happening on Aug. 24, with a screening of the movie “Kick-Ass.”

A Comic Shop is located at 114 S. Semoran Boulevard in Winter Park. The Geek Easy will be 18-and-up and is attached to the shop, toward the rear of the space. To find out more, call 407-332-9636.

My friend (and former roommate) Darren Ohl is making a stop at Will’s Pub tonight to put on a bad poetry show that will “make fun of Glenn Beck and everyone we know!” He’s officially calling it “A Glenn Beck X-mas Parody and other Bad Poetry.” I’m not entirely positive of what all of the content of the show will be but the flyer includes the statement “stories to pander the mediocre side of your soul.” Knowing Ohl, it will definitely be entertaining on a certain level. The show starts at 9 p.m. and is free to the public. Find out more at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215912783114&ref=ts